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Livron Town Hall car park.
(S/E) From the car park, head towards the Town Hall entrance. Go up the steps to the forecourt and turn left to join the N7. Cross at the pedestrian crossing (take care) and continue straight ahead along the Passage du Pont. At the end, the street ends at a canal. Turn right and follow the canal until you reach the D93a.
(1) Go up this road for 10 metres, then turn left onto the road going uphill towards the old village. At the first intersection, turn right and then right again 10 metres further on into Rue François Pie.
Yellow signposts
Follow this street until it ends at a car park. Continue straight ahead, keeping the wall on your right and enjoying the beautiful views of the Rhône Valley, the Ardèche and then the Drôme Valley and the Trois Becs. At the end, you will find the remains of an orientation table. Follow a path that climbs to the left (ignore the path that descends at the corner of the wall).
After 100 metres, you will reach the corner of the cemetery. Continue straight ahead, keeping to the right (ignore the path that runs alongside the cemetery on the left). The path continues along the hillside and joins a crossroads at a vineyard on the hillside.
(2) Turn left onto a stony path that climbs steeply up two hairpin bends and then a few steps carved into the rock. On a small flat section, continue up a few steps on the left and reach the top of the plateau. Shortly afterwards, the path turns right and enters the woods, arriving at a small chapel. Return to the previous crossroads, taking care on the descent down the few steps.
(2) Turn left onto the main path and arrive in front of the Tour du Diable (Devil's Tower), pass it and arrive at a crossroads. Continue on the path opposite (leave the path on the left and the path on the right along the vineyards). Reach the Mont Roti signpost, continue on the right towards Le Pavillon. The path climbs a little and arrives at some old information panels, of which only the supports remain! Shortly afterwards, at a crossroads (cairn), continue straight ahead.
At the next crossroads (not marked on the map), continue straight ahead, slightly to the left, and you will come to some apricot trees. Walk along the orchard on the right and you will reach a crossroads.
(3) Turn right and follow the path that leads to an esplanade (old information panels). Continue along the main path, on the hillside, ignoring the paths to the right and left. You will arrive at the Pavillon crossroads (ruins on the left and old information panels on the right).
(4) Continue straight ahead, slightly to the right, along the same path. It continues, alternating between flat sections and descents, until you reach a vineyard. Follow it on the left to finish the descent at the Francette signpost. A few more steps and you will reach the paved road.
(5) Turn right onto the road to join the D93a at the Champy signpost. Cross the road with caution and continue opposite on the Chemin de Champy.
Walk alongside the houses in the hamlet, ignoring a road on your right that joins the departmental road. Cross a canal and a railway line and you will arrive at a crossroads at the entrance to the protected area of Les Ramières du Val de Drôme.
(6) Turn left onto the smaller path (ignore the one on the right). Shortly afterwards, stay on the right-hand branch (not marked on the map) and you will soon reach another junction. Turn right again and you will arrive at the Champy Est signpost. Continue straight ahead towards Ancienne Usine de Brézème, walking alongside orchards. About 200m further on, leave the path and turn left onto a trail that enters the woods. Come out of the woods and follow the same orchards again (some were being cleared in July 2017). The path turns sharply to the right and arrives at the Ancienne Usine de Brézème signpost at the edge of the woods.
(7) Cross the footbridge and continue along the path towards Pont Henri Faure. The often shaded path follows the banks of the Drôme for almost 2 km and comes out onto the N7 at Pont Henri Faure (spelled Haure on the map).
(8) Turn right onto the pavement, cross the D93a and continue straight ahead for a few metres along the N7 to reach the pedestrian crossing used on the way there. Turn left to cross the N7 (take care) and reach the square in front of the Town Hall, then the car park (S/E).
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